qasam

Maltese

Root
q-s-m
4 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.sam/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَسَمَ (qasama).

Verb

qasam (imperfect jaqsam, past participle maqsum, verbal noun qsim)

  1. to divide, split (make into parts)
  2. to distribute, apportion (allot parts of)
  3. to cross, to go across
  4. to matter, to be relevant
    M’għandux x’jaqsam.There isn't anything to be relevant.
  5. to be heartbroken [with qalb]
    Ommi qasmet qalbha.My mother was heartbroken.
Conjugation
Conjugation of qasam (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qsamt qsamt qasam qsamna qsamtu qasmu
f qasmet
imperfect m naqsam taqsam jaqsam naqsmu taqsmu jaqsmu
f taqsam
imperative aqsam aqsmu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qsamtx qsamtx qasamx qsamniex qsamtux qasmux
f qasmitx
imperfect m naqsamx taqsamx jaqsamx naqsmux taqsmux jaqsmux
f taqsamx
imperative taqsamx taqsmux

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِسْم (qism).

Noun

qasam m (plural oqsma or qsam or qsum, diminutive qsajjam or qsajjem)

  1. portion, section, branch, area
  2. (especially) a section of land, a plot, estate

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai قسم, from Classical Persian قَسَم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam).

Noun

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic қасам
Latin
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

qasam (plural qasamlar)

  1. oath
    Synonym: ont